In recent years, major news outlets have started taking note of the animal movement, and including coverage of animal rights, welfare, and conservation issues on a daily basis. Check out our curated selection of top stories from around the world, updated every day.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoMonster shark fishing tournaments face growing pressure to reformCompetitions to catch monster sharks have been held on the US Atlantic coast for decades, but now critics are stepping up their fight and calling for a ban
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoNew York Safari Owner 'Trampled' to Death by Antelope in Park, Officials SayThe 81-year-old owner of an animal safari park in western New York was killed this week by an antelope from the park in a "tragic accident" that has left his family in shock. Hans Boxler Sr. had been out feeding animals in a fe Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoBoy Scout camp employees fired after trying to rescue injured bald eagle Twin siblings Jeremy and Eliana Bookbinder say their good deed cost them their jobs for disobeying a boss’s order not to help the bird.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/will-this-childhood-classic-mouse-be-the-next-to-go-extinct.html
Dormouse In The UK Threatened With Extinction | Care2 CausesThe Sussex Wildlife Trust is issuing an urgent appeal to protect the declining dormouse in Britain. Habitat loss and fragmentation are driving the decline.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoExclusive: Investigation Documents Animal Suffering at Chinese CircusesTigers, monkeys, and bears are the victims of a country without animal welfare laws.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.ecowatch.com/pamela-anderson-sea-shepherd-investigate-farmed-salmon-1924398946.html
Sea Shepherd, Pamela Anderson Team Up to Investigate Salmon Farming IndustryFarmed salmon is an industry shrouded in secrecy, producing more questions than answers and threatening the native salmon population, according to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's Operation Virus Hunter. Sea Shepherd along with biologist Alexandra Morton and actor/activist Pamela Anderson—Sea She...
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoWhales Mourn Their Dead, Just Like UsSeven species of the marine mammals have been seen clinging to the dead body of a likely friend or relative, a new study says.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoFamily Not Even Allowed to Say Goodbye to Innocent Dog Sentenced to Death“Eight police officers and four dog wardens showed up to take Hank away. I can't fathom why anyone would report him... He’s extremely affectionate.” Read more
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoGraphic footage of male chicks being ground-up filmed inside a major Australian hatcheryWe know the ethical issues around free range eggs, but how about the mass killings of millions of male chicks?
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/19/parents-raising-vegan-babies
Meet the parents raising vegan babiesThe rapid rise in veganism in the UK has been driven by young people. Here, four parents explain how to raise a vegan child safely
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/18/alaska-mountain-goat-jumps-drowns-to-avoid-crowd
Goat drowns in Alaska trying to escape from crowd snapping its pictureAlaska state troopers got a call about people harassing the mountain goat and another about a large group following it on to the breakwater rocks
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/07/wildlife-ivory-tanzania-poached-elephants-crime-blotter/
Seized Ivory May Have Come From as Many as 140 Poached ElephantsIn this week’s crime blotter: a huge ivory bust, an elk poached by wildlife authorities, and three tortoises in a plastic bag.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoZika Data From the Lab, and Right to the WebA primate lab’s free sharing of information, contrary to the norm of saving data for publication, may lead to a model for responding to epidemics.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoHere’s why Wally the dead whale keeps returning to Southern California beachesThey’ve been blown up and cut to pieces, buried on beaches and dumped miles out at sea — but there’s still no foolproof way to get rid of a dead whale.Witness Wally.For the past two weeks, Los Angeles and Orange Coun
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/nyregion/pigeons-may-predict-lead-contamination-study-finds.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=4&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F07%2F19%2Fn…[Read more]
Pigeons May Predict Lead Contamination, Study FindsA study found a link between elevated lead levels in pigeons and those in children, suggesting that scientists may be able to use the birds to assess environmental contamination.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoPrime Suspect in Koala’s Murder: Los Angeles’s Mountain LionA mountain lion known as P-22 lives near the zoo, and was seen there the night of the crime. And who else could have climbed the nine-foot fence?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoWhat to Do When a Wild Animal AttacksHow to respond to an encounter with a wild animal depends on which animal it is.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/too-many-deer-on-the-road-let-cougars-return-study-says.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=wide&state=standard&contentPlacement=2&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F07%2F19%2Fscien…[Read more]
Too Many Deer on the Road? Let Cougars Return, Study SaysA repopulation of cougars in the Eastern U.S., with their steady diet of deer, could reduce the number of lives lost to deer-automobile collisions.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
“This week the death of matador Victor Barrio in Spain has cast a spotlight on the so called ‘sport’ of bullfighting. Mr Barrio’s death has provoked reaction and opinion across both media headlines and social media alike, raising the ultimate question – Does bullfighting even belong in a civilised 21st century or should it be consigned to the h…[Read more]